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Daniel Eugene Ruettiger (nicknamed "Rudy") was born on August 23, 1948, in Joliet, Illinois. He was the third of 14 children and grew up with his German American family. Ruettiger did not excel scholastically, at least in part due to dyslexia. He attended Joliet Catholic High School and played for locally famous football coach Gordie Gillespie.
Rudy is a 1993 American biographical sports film directed by David Anspaugh.It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles.
Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger (born August 23, 1948) is a motivational speaker who played college football at the University of Notre Dame. His early life and career at Notre Dame was the inspiration for the 1993 film Rudy. Swimming
The biographical movie, directed by David Anspaugh, is an account of Daniel Ruettiger’s early life playing college football at the University of Notre Dame. “My wife [Christine Harrell] was on ...
Ruettiger strived to attend the University of Notre Dame and to play football for the Fighting Irish. Ruettiger battled with dyslexia and the fact that he was much smaller than an average football player, standing just 5'6" (1.68 m) and weighing 165 lb (75 kg). Ruettiger eventually overcame these obstacles to gain admission to the University as ...
To others, he’s the longtime successful college baseball coach at Notre Dame and Arizona State, who even befriended Daniel Ruettiger, better known as simply “Rudy.” And then, every once in a ...
Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; born February 25, 1971) is an American actor.His acting roles include Mikey Walsh in The Goonies (1985), Billy Tepper in Toy Soldiers (1991), Daniel Ruettiger in Rudy (1993), Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), Doug Whitmore in 50 First Dates (2004), Bill in Click (2006), Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24 (2006), Oso in Special Agent ...
Luke Massery and Sean Astin as Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger in Rudy (1993) John Duda and Scott Benjaminson as Frank Ruettiger in Rudy (1993) Joseph Sikora and Robert Mohler as Johnny Ruettiger in Rudy (1993) Robert Ellis and William Bendix as Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story (1948) Harrison Young and Matt Damon as James Francis Ryan in Saving ...